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Published: Monday, May 31, 2004 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, May 30, 2004 at 9:15 p.m.

Memorial Day Service will be held at 9 a.m. today at the Lake Lure Veterans Memorial. Presented by Bat Cave VFW Post 10473. Information: 891-0070.

Memorial Day Ceremony by Buncombe County Veterans Council and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center will begin at 10 a.m. today at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain, 962 Old U.S. 70 West. Keynote speaker: Preston F. Garris, retired from Marine Corps.

Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Flat Rock. Free. Information: 693-4178, www.nps.gov/carl.

Blood Drive by the Henderson County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today at Boyd Pontiac, U.S. 25 North. Blood types O positive and O, A and B negative are at critical levels. Appointments: 693-3461.

<p>Memorial Day Service will be held at 9 a.m. today at the Lake Lure Veterans Memorial. Presented by Bat Cave VFW Post 10473. Information: 891-0070.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>Memorial Day Ceremony by Buncombe County Veterans Council and Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center will begin at 10 a.m. today at Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain, 962 Old U.S. 70 West. Keynote speaker: Preston F. Garris, retired from Marine Corps.</p><p>Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Flat Rock. Free. Information: 693-4178, www.nps.gov/carl.</p><p>Blood Drive by the Henderson County Chapter of the American Red Cross will be held from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today at Boyd Pontiac, U.S. 25 North. Blood types O positive and O, A and B negative are at critical levels. Appointments: 693-3461.</p><p>Proud and Free, Henderson County Memorial Day program, will begin at 11 a.m. today at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Tracy Grove Road. Fly-over salute by WNC Air Museum: 11:30 a.m. Speaker: Retired Air Force Col. Grady Hawkins.</p><p>Memorial Day Service will be held by VFW Post 9116 and American Legion Post 250 at 11 a.m. today at Polk Memorial Gardens, Columbus. Speaker: Retired Col. Alan Peoples, mayor of Tryon.</p><p>Dedication of Veterans Memorial Park will take place at 11:45 a.m. today in Columbus. Reception will follow formal dedication.</p><p>Lake Lure Memorial Day Parade will be held from 12:30 to 1 p.m. today. Parade route begins at Lake Lure Post Office and continues up through Lake Lure Beach and Chimney Rock.</p><p>City/County Memorial Day Ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. today in City/County Plaza, Asheville. Guest speaker: Air Force Gen. Ralph Eberhart, commander of Northern Command and NORAD. Fly-over by Air Force fighter aircraft. Information: 658-3151.</p>